March Madness Commercial Break Workout

Well, we’re in the middle of the NCAA’s March Madness and you might be having a hard time making room to exercise with all the intense basketball games on TV.

The workout below is designed for you to get a quick, few-minute workout during the commercial breaks. Getting up and moving around during commercial breaks is absolutely beneficial. Increasing the heart rate (even for a few minutes) will spark the metabolism and burn calories even while you are back on the couch watching the games. This will also help prevent you from indulging on snacks due to boredom.

I recommend drinking plenty of water throughout the basketball game to keep the stomach full and hunger at a minimum.

Top 5 Benefits For Exercising During Commercial Breaks:

Increases heart rate and gets the blood flowing

Sparks metabolism and burns calories

Prevent stiffness and tiredness

Prevents overeating

Reduces risk of heart disease and other major health problems

March Madness Commercial Break Workout

For the workout below, all you need is a resistance band and a stability ball. If you do not have either of these, you can still pick and choose the exercises that will benefit you. This workout consists of a few simple total body exercises that target the core strength and endurance as well as upper and lower body strength and endurance. I recommend performing one set of 15 to 20 repetitions of each exercise during each commercial break, or however many you can do while time permits. Good luck!

Mathue Johnson has been a certified personal trainer for nearly ten years, working closely with clients across the country to help them effectively reach their goals. He also vied for Jillian's heart in The Bachelorette season five.

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